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Airhaven is a town nestled in the tranquil Hollow Hills of the +,-. A stone's throw from the bustling metropolises of [[Falstadt]] and [[Yoahtl]], the snow-dusted
== Etymology ==
The name Airhaven comes from two sources; Firstly, the ''Mortal Engines'' series by Phillip Reeve contains a fictional town of the same name which is suspended in the air by large balloons, and serves as a refuge from the war-torn ground below for anyone who can fly there in airships. The second source of Airhaven's name is a play on a translation of the German word for Airport, ''Flughafen'', which literally means Flighthaven.
== History ==
=== Foundation ===
{{Quote frame|"Don't get me wrong, Frostrock is full of good people. But my initial ideas from day 1 had been so drastically altered I felt I had no choice but to leave. I'm sorry it was so abrupt." |RekTangle||June 2017, on leaving Lotus}}
After the adoption of [[Lotus]] by [[Impasse]], RektTangle left the -,- for [[Commonwealth]]. Soon finding the bustling city life to be to his distaste, he moved south to [[Vale]], where he started a building project that had been on his mind for months. He founded Airhaven on the least valuable land he could find: firstly, hollow hills meant that no mining could occur under Airhaven. The biome was Extreme Hills fraught with peaks and ravines, such that farming was very limited. As such, the only value the land had was for buildings upon it- which was exactly what RektTangle aspired to do.
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=== Independence ===
Initially, the land was first registered as a district of Vale, but as activity declined,
== Geography ==
{{Quote frame|"I chose that island because it's utterly worthless. There's nothing there. So I'm going to make it worth somethnig." |RekTangle||November 2017, on settling Airhaven}}
The city of Airhaven rests on a hilly plateau approximately 25 blocks above sea level, with additional variations in terrain stretching up past y=120 in some places. The mountains and valleys alike are considered sacred, and terraforming more than 0.1 blocks per metre squared to build is illegal. As such, the roads in Airhaven closely follow the hills.
== Climate ==
Being on an extreme hill, everywhere below y=95 is snowless and experiences rainfall, and, starting in patches, blocks above have snowfall. This causes a curious effect where the road and objects at street level are dry but the roofs of houses are covered in snow.
== Flora ==
Natural trees that generated on Airhaven include Oaks, Giant Birches, and the rare Giant Oaks. Introduced trees include Spruces, Giant Spruces, and a custom-bred tree known as Dwarf Pine. At its foothills, in Eichenfeld, Canopy Oaks grow. Giant Oaks are protected and harvesting them is a serious offense in Airhaven.
== Underground ==
== Politics ==
=== Law ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
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! Activity !! Legality !! Punishment/Notes
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| Petty Griefing<sup>1</sup> || Illegal || Exile
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| Griefing<sup>1</sup> || Illegal || Exile, Pearling
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| Murder || Illegal || Exile, Pearling
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| Bounty Hunting || Illegal || Exile
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| Building sans permission || Illegal || Dereliction, Relocation
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| Snitching sans permission || Illegal || Travel ban for party responsible
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| Terraforming || Restricted<sup>2</sup> || Exile if exceeded
|-
| Manslaughter in self-defence || Legal || Counselling
|-
| Mob hunting || Legal || Tax-free
|}
[1] The line is drawn through the Tribunal of Shambali and is evaluated case-to-case.
[2] 10 blocks altered per 100 metres squared is the limit.
=== Foreign Relations ===
== Economy ==
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[[File:AirhavenMarch.png|thumb|centre|540px|Airhaven, March 2018.]]
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== Culture ==
{{Quote frame|"Great pagodas, great location, great use of everything." |SpecificLanguage|Tourism Guide|describing Airhaven}}
{{Quote frame|"One of Civs best content creators. Love it." |Sempha||describing the Somber War animation}}
=== Architecture ===
=== Media ===
=== Religion ===
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